Azerbaijan nearly triples wheat imports from Russia

In the first two months of 2023, Azerbaijan imported 268,114 tons (+78%) of wheat worth $ 82 million (+58 times), Report informs, citing the State Statistical Committee.

During the reporting period, 178,348 tons (+2.6 times) of wheat worth $51 million (+2.1 times) were imported from Russia, and 89,766 tons (+10%) worth $31 million (+13.2) from Kazakhstan.

Some 78.2% of the 1,289,000 tons of wheat brought to Azerbaijan from 3 countries last year were purchased from Russia.